May was good month for Pa. casinos

Pennsylvania casinos hit pay dirt last month, recording a 14 percent jump in table games revenues compared to a year ago.

Staff report

Pennsylvania casinos hit pay dirt last month, recording a 14 percent jump in table games revenues compared to a year ago.

May table revenues were $63 million compared to May 2012's $55 million, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced Monday.

It's part of a stellar May, with slot machine revenue rising as well. May's table games figures brought the month's total revenues to $274 million, 2.4 percent higher than May 2012.

Pennsylvania's 12 licensed casinos generated more than $9 million in tax revenues for the state in May. Of that, $7.8 million goes in the general fund which includes property tax relief, and $1.3 million goes into the local share fund which is used for local economic development projects.

Mount Airy saw table games revenues jump 25 percent to $3.5 million last month, compared with $2.8 million in May 2012.

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